Category: Germany
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Final thoughts and what did I actually forget?
I had a great time on this trip! It was the first solo bike tour I’ve taken in quite a long time, and I wondered how I would feel. In certain ways I found it a little easier to tour by myself simply because I could make all the decisions by myself and I was…
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Up to Rostock! Last day in Germany. 
I made it to the top of Germany, and tomorrow I will take the ferry to Denmark! Wow, almost 1500 miles since I pushed off from Florence. The last four days riding from Berlin were through a lot of forest and field, as well as some sections through suburban streets and small roads. I saw…
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Leaving Berlin
When Jay and I visited Checkpoint Charlie, there was a line of people waiting to take their pictures there, and so the next person in line was always available to take a picture of you! When I arrived at shortly after 8 o’clock in the morning today, the whole place was empty, and so I…
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Four days in Berlin
Berlin surprised me, but not how I thought it would. I had the impression that Berlin was a city buzzing with energy, filled with bars and jazz clubs that stayed open to dawn and beyond. I expected a bit of wildness and certainly noise (and maybe it has that somewhere) but it seemed like a…
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One month, 2000 km, four countries! 
One month ago exactly, I was still home in Boulder, Colorado. And now, a month later I’ve ridden 2000 km (about 1245 miles) across four countries on my way from Florence towards Copenhagen. Today I reached Berlin. It seems like forever ago that I started this trip. Travel expands my perception of time in an…
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Dramatic weather along the Elbe
The view on today’s ride along the Elbe was not so dramatic as yesterday. But the day still generated some drama with a thunderstorm that caught me a bit after the halfway point. If there was a thunderstorm warning issued this morning for the afternoon, I must’ve missed it. But as I was riding, the…
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Along the beautiful Elbe into Dresden
I started the day with an amazing breakfast that was included in my hotel stay. I ate all that I could and then took the leftover bread and sandwich meat/cheese and made myself a sandwich for later that day. The route from Terezín in the Czech Republic to Dresden, Germany hugged closely to the Elbe…
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A great stop in Salzburg
It rained pretty much all the last night I was in Salzburg. As I woke up periodically, I could hear the rain falling on the leaves of the big walnut tree right outside my window. The breeze was cool, and I was warm and dry in my hotel room, so it was a super good…
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In Austria! We’ve crossed Germany!
Today, we crossed into Austria! We’ve entered the last phase of our trip, with less than 2 weeks left. It’s kind of amazing to think that we’ll be in Bratislava in only a few days. It’s a big, ah… change to stay in a 4-level apartment with its own elevator and then begin camping again…
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Four luxurious nights in Regensburg
Our friend Jane from Liverpool is coming down to Regensburg to spend a few days with us, so we rented a nice apartment. We spent a month in her place in Tenerife so we wanted her to have a cool place to hang out with us. The apartment ended being even better than we expected!…